diff --git a/scripts/langindex.json b/scripts/langindex.json
index 2e339fcb0..53803707e 100644
--- a/scripts/langindex.json
+++ b/scripts/langindex.json
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@
   "core.accounts": "admin",
   "core.add": "moodle",
   "core.agelocationverification": "moodle",
+  "core.ago": "message",
   "core.all": "moodle",
   "core.allparticipants": "moodle",
   "core.android": "local_moodlemobileapp",
diff --git a/src/assets/lang/en.json b/src/assets/lang/en.json
index 6c3410e73..7ec923ad5 100644
--- a/src/assets/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/lang/en.json
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@
     "core.accounts": "Accounts",
     "core.add": "Add",
     "core.agelocationverification": "Age and location verification",
+    "core.ago": "{{$a}} ago",
     "core.all": "All",
     "core.allparticipants": "All participants",
     "core.android": "Android",
diff --git a/src/lang/en.json b/src/lang/en.json
index 317c08547..dc10e000f 100644
--- a/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/lang/en.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "accounts": "Accounts",
     "add": "Add",
     "agelocationverification": "Age and location verification",
+    "ago": "{{$a}} ago",
     "all": "All",
     "allparticipants": "All participants",
     "android": "Android",
diff --git a/src/pipes/time-ago.ts b/src/pipes/time-ago.ts
index 07f8d3dd6..bef10d8f0 100644
--- a/src/pipes/time-ago.ts
+++ b/src/pipes/time-ago.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '@providers/logger';
 import * as moment from 'moment';
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import * as moment from 'moment';
 export class CoreTimeAgoPipe implements PipeTransform {
     protected logger;
 
-    constructor(logger: CoreLoggerProvider) {
+    constructor(logger: CoreLoggerProvider, private translate: TranslateService) {
         this.logger = logger.getInstance('CoreTimeAgoPipe');
     }
 
@@ -47,6 +48,6 @@ export class CoreTimeAgoPipe implements PipeTransform {
             timestamp = numberTimestamp;
         }
 
-        return moment(timestamp * 1000).fromNow(true);
+        return this.translate.instant('core.ago', {$a: moment(timestamp * 1000).fromNow(true)});
     }
 }